Education notes: Jan. 19

■ The Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission has awarded Fayette County Public Schools a $20,755 grant for safety education. With the money, the district will buy about 60 durable bikes in Phase 2 of the plan "It's About Kids — Riding Bikes" and resource booklets. The bikes will rotate among schools for safety lessons, and physical-education teachers may reserve them for bicycle rodeos on field days.

Grants from the Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission are made possible by funds generated through the purchase of "Share the Road" license plates.

■ Kristin Ashford, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, recently received two awards in recognition of outstanding research and teaching skills.

Ashford received the 2010 Kentucky Nurses Association Education and Research Cabinet Nurse Researcher of the Year Award. Ashford's program of research focuses on prevention of preterm birth, including the effects of prenatal secondhand smoke exposure on maternal and infant outcomes.

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